The bureau’s new director named former Obama administration officials Lorelei Salas and Eric Halperin, respectively, as the heads of supervision policy and enforcement.

Secretary Marcia Fudge’s statement has implications for other tribal nations in Oklahoma and may be watched closely by other government officials, housing and civil rights advocacy groups.

Eric Halperin, a longtime consumer advocate, is the first big hire by the new director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Several housing groups wrote a letter calling for “substantially improved written proposals” for the period starting in 2022, and support for chattel manufactured-home loans.

Democrats’ $3.5 trillion social policy package would appropriate over $300 billion for housing-related measures, including down payment assistance for first-time homebuyers. But those provisions could be on the chopping block as centrists try to trim the bill’s price tag.

Zixta Q. Martinez has been with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau since its inception a decade ago and most recently was a senior advisor in the supervision, enforcement and fair-lending division.

Federal Reserve Vice Chairman for Supervision Randal Quarles will be removed from his role as the main watchdog of Wall Street lenders after his title officially expires this week.

An Indiana housing nonprofit wants the Fed to take a closer look at the proposed merger. Its latest move is a lawsuit that alleges racial discrimination by the regional bank.

Lawmakers appeared supportive of Alanna McCargo's nomination at a Senate hearing Thursday. If confirmed, the former Urban Institute vice president would fill a role that has been vacant since 2017.

Common Securitization Solutions has disbanded a group of independent board members originally brought on in early 2020 to look into using the government-sponsored enterprises’ platform to serve a broader market.

The change could reduce the workout activity expected to spike around what had been final cut-off dates set for this fall.

The organizations have created the Racial Equity Accelerator for Homeownership, a two-year incubator for the development of innovations to address racial inequality in wealth and housing.

Non-depositories in the business also will have to submit annual reports and retain records for four years after they stop servicing the loan.

The Federal Housing Administration changes are effective immediately with a mandatory Dec. 31 compliance deadline, according to an information bulletin published Sept. 30.

Rohit Chopra, a liberal consumer watchdog, was approved as the agency’s director nine months after the Biden administration first announced him as the nominee.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency agreed to rework and improve procedures for regulatory communication about issues like servicing lapses in response to a recent inspector general audit.

Criticism from banking and other business groups of Saule Omarova’s candidacy could make it difficult for moderate Democrats to support President Biden's pick to lead the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

The proposal calls for a 20-year mortgage with Ginnie Mae and Treasury participation, but critics suggest that other measures would be more effective in bridging the gap in home equity.

The need to size up the impact of hurricanes and pollution is increasing and current measures aren’t as precise as credit or rate models, according to the Research Institute for Housing America.

Saule Omarova supports allowing the Federal Reserve to hold customer deposits and is skeptical of big-bank M&A. While those views are unpopular in the industry, banking critics hailed the choice to lead the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.